On the Move in Shoe Store Scene
A brief report notes a shoe store on the move, highlighting a customer flow concern as the prominent issue. The fleeting item mentions growing customer counts and related operational adjustments.
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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1893
Page
12
A brief report notes a shoe store on the move, highlighting a customer flow concern as the prominent issue. The fleeting item mentions growing customer counts and related operational adjustments.
Reporters note a busy period with farmers active and tradesmen忙. Names seen include James Nelson, W. 4. Jordan, M. N. Ghent, Reese Hallock, and Asa Rogers among others. Moves, visits, and small events fill the day from clerks in Atlantic to Des Moines trips, planting potatoes, and a court case Miller & Co. v Jordan.
A long list of community updates from Atlantic Griswold and nearby towns. Moves include residents changing homes J J Anderson and daughter visiting Des Moines, Chas Olds resigning at the telephone exchange, J A McCampbell leaving Green Bay Lumber, and various people traveling for business or returning from trips. The Atlantic band plans a public performance and civic updates cover postmaster appointments court delays and school matters. Weather notes and local errands fill out the bustling local scene with numerous name checks and small-scale happenings.
Last evening around eight, a group of city youths met in a vacant room to exercise and unwind after a day of work. Their gathering was disrupted when two city marshals arrived and took names, calling the roll of twenty nine athletes, some of whom are close to him. The piece laments Atlantic lacking a proper gymnasium for young men to socialize and stay active.
Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. touts Syrup of Figs as a universal laxative. De Witt’s Little Early Risers are praised for aiding digestion and easing constipation. Palmer & Findley, druggists, sell both. A stray note suggests youths cut costs amid rising confectionery prices.
An editor suffers cramps but finds relief with Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. Advertisements tout Bucklin’s Arnica Salve and De Witt’s Sarsaparilla. Billy Berry’s education bill lingers in the House while Cleveland remains fixed in opinion on politics.
A dense ad-like text touts Castoria for children, De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for wounds, Da Witty's Little Early Risers for headaches and constipation, Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer, King’s New Discovery, and Electric Bitters. Palmer & Findley druggists advertise these patent remedies, with testimonials and guarantees, plus general promotional snippets and a Cure-all tone.
An advertisement claims a mysterious remedy cures rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 3 days. It touts immediate relief from the cause, offers the first dose benefits, and lists price and ordering details. Also promotes Dr Kaufmann's medical work with a postal offer to readers.
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